Here are some games played in Montreal in the 60s: -Dodgeball -Double-Dutch jump rope -Cat's cradle (string game) -"Skip it" toy - A ring with a plastic bell attached - Slip your ankle in the ring and swing the bell around and jump to avoid it slamming into your ankles -Clackers - two balls attached to a rope; swing it to create a butterfly with the balls "clacking". -Mother-Mother-May I take a Step? -Simon Says -British Bulldog -Tag-You're it! -Hide 'n Seek -Soccer baseball (like baseball except you kick a big ball instead of small ball with a bat) -Hop scotch -King of the castle -Stand-all -4-corners -Elastics - Ball in nylon sock (don't know the name) - girls would play this. Each girl takes a turn. You put a tennis ball in a nylon stocking, then stand with your back against a wall and bounce the ball over your shoulder onto the wall then between your legs onto the wall, all the while singing a rhyme. >Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:33:12 EDT >From: [email protected] >Subject: [NS-L] Early School yard games >To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > >Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early School yard >games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have heard. Even >though I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old school yard >games and I'd like to include a chapter about these old school games to help >them stay alive and show the children of this generation what we did for fun >before everyone started get these new electronics such as cell phones, >computers, video game consoles. > >I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... > >Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being and how >did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? > >Here is some I have found out about so far: > >Halley-over >baseball > >Fort-building >Tug-of-war >Red rover >Leopold >Scrub >I declare war >clap in clap out >This list is just to get you started on thinking of old games --- Some I >have found info on but not on the list so far. > > > >Beverly H >"You can have everything. You just can?t have everything right now!" >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >_www.atlanticcanadahistory.com_ (http://www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/)

Has anyone remembered "Hangman's Bluff" ... think that was the name. Game organizer would draw a large form shaped like a backward No. 7 with a short drawn rope hanging down; and then string out a lot of dashes which represented a quotation, saying, or names. The competitor would guess letters and for everyone missed, the organizer drew body parts starting with the head attaching the body to the rope. Eventually the party guessing the letters would win, or the body would be complete and the hangman won. My game rules might not be 100% but I recollect it was similar to what I've written. We had a wonderful time with many of these games. Iris, I remember the ball game and all of us being scolded always for playing against our house and especially the chimney. What the kids are missing today??? Gwen ----- Original Message ----- From: "AL BETTS" <[email protected]> To: "Novascotia request" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 8:59 PM Subject: [NS-L] School Games > In the 1950 era on P.E.I we had a game that we played on rainy days > and when the teacher didn't let us play cards at lunch time. > Each player would put down a row of numbers 1, to 0, or 10. We then put a > line under that row all the way across, then another line from 1-0 about > 1/2 inch below that. The next line went between the 1 and 2 down to 1/2 > inch below the last line drawn then across to the 0 again.This was > continued until you had all the lines in. you would end up with an angle > with 1 square under the 1, 2 squares under the 2 ect until you had 10 > squares under the 0. We would start the play with one player marking down > a # making sure the other player could not see what you put down. The > other player would then guess the #. If he failed you put the # in the > proper place on your card and put another # down for to guess. If he > guessed right he would put that # on his game card and you then took a > turn guessing. It was really a good game when we were doing the Christmas > concert thing. Al.

are u related to sid betts i was in the army with him in calgary > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:59:18 -0400 > Subject: [NS-L] School Games > > In the 1950 era on P.E.I we had a game that we played on rainy days and when the teacher didn't let us play cards at lunch time. > Each player would put down a row of numbers 1, to 0, or 10. We then put a line under that row all the way across, then another line from 1-0 about 1/2 inch below that. The next line went between the 1 and 2 down to 1/2 inch below the last line drawn then across to the 0 again.This was continued until you had all the lines in. you would end up with an angle with 1 square under the 1, 2 squares under the 2 ect until you had 10 squares under the 0. We would start the play with one player marking down a # making sure the other player could not see what you put down. The other player would then guess the #. If he failed you put the # in the proper place on your card and put another # down for to guess. If he guessed right he would put that # on his game card and you then took a turn guessing. It was really a good game when we were doing the Christmas concert thing. > Al. > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Live connected. Get Hotmail & Messenger on your phone. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9724462

How about quoits? My grandmother had a quoits game with a wooden post and four rope rings. Quoits always made an appearance when the adults needed to talk. Her kitchen floor had12 inch lino squares, so we would stand back from the post the same number of squares as our age, or skill, as we tried to get ringers! On Apr 25, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Darlene Morrison wrote: > Yes... I forgot what it was called though. We just used a regular > cotton rope in the mid 60's. > > On 25-Apr-10, at 2:04 PM, Sue J wrote: > >> How many remember playing Chinese jump rope? Today they use rubber >> much >> like a bunji cord that is circular so two people can stand in it, >> wrap it >> around their legs, near their ankles and stretch it out so the 3rd >> person >> could do the jumping and moving of a side of the rope over the >> other side >> with just one foot. >> Sue >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games >> >> Stoop Tag >> >> Leap Frog >> >> Engine, Engine number 9 >> Going down Chicago line >> If the train goes off the track >> Do you want your money back? >> Y E S spelled yes and you are not it. >> >> One potato two potato >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> [email protected] >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> [email protected] >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

That's it, Pat, exactly the way we said it in our Halifax.schoolyard, in the 1940s and 1950s! Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Tanner" <[email protected]> To: "iris shea" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games >I remember something that sounded like: Claimsies, clappsies, roly poly, >foldsies, behind-your-back, above-your-head, beneath-your-leg and >basketball. OXO > > We certainly played it against the side of the house or school in the late > 40's and early 50's. > > Pat Tanner > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > > >> Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the >> school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it >> "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she >> clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and >> ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one >> sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, >> following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands >> the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but >> the girls played it a lot. >> Iris >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> [email protected] >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

In the 1950 era on P.E.I we had a game that we played on rainy days and when the teacher didn't let us play cards at lunch time. Each player would put down a row of numbers 1, to 0, or 10. We then put a line under that row all the way across, then another line from 1-0 about 1/2 inch below that. The next line went between the 1 and 2 down to 1/2 inch below the last line drawn then across to the 0 again.This was continued until you had all the lines in. you would end up with an angle with 1 square under the 1, 2 squares under the 2 ect until you had 10 squares under the 0. We would start the play with one player marking down a # making sure the other player could not see what you put down. The other player would then guess the #. If he failed you put the # in the proper place on your card and put another # down for to guess. If he guessed right he would put that # on his game card and you then took a turn guessing. It was really a good game when we were doing the Christmas concert thing. Al.

'Nuts in May' another school yard game. See - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuts_in_May_%28rhyme%29 CEL > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:33:12 -0400 > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [ NB ] Early School yard games > > Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early School yard > games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have heard. Even > though I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old school yard > games and I'd like to include a chapter about these old school games to help > them stay alive and show the children of this generation what we did for fun > before everyone started get these new electronics such as cell phones, > computers, video game consoles. > > I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... > > Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being and how > did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? > > Here is some I have found out about so far: > > Halley-over > baseball > > Fort-building > Tug-of-war > Red rover > Leopold > Scrub > I declare war > clap in clap out > This list is just to get you started on thinking of old games --- Some I > have found info on but not on the list so far. > > > > Beverly H > "You can have everything. You just can’t have everything right now!" > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _www.atlanticcanadahistory.com_ (http://www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Announcements can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Videos that have everyone talking! Now also in HD! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9724465

Hi Pat, we said something similar. We had: Plainsies, Clapsies, Roller ball, to backsie. Right hand, left hand, touch your knee, touch your toe, touch your heal and away we go. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Tanner Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 4:56 PM To: iris shea; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games I remember something that sounded like: Claimsies, clappsies, roly poly, foldsies, behind-your-back, above-your-head, beneath-your-leg and basketball. OXO We certainly played it against the side of the house or school in the late 40's and early 50's. Pat Tanner ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the > school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it > "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she > clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and > ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one > sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, > following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands > the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but > the girls played it a lot. > Iris > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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I remember something that sounded like: Claimsies, clappsies, roly poly, foldsies, behind-your-back, above-your-head, beneath-your-leg and basketball. OXO We certainly played it against the side of the house or school in the late 40's and early 50's. Pat Tanner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the > school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it > "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she > clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and > ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one > sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, > following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands > the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but > the girls played it a lot. > Iris > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I remember something like that and part of the rhyme was "high ball, low ball, touch your head, touch your toe, clap your hands and away you go." Enjoying the memories. Linda in Maine -------------------------------------------------- From: "Dave Tanner" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 4:55 PM To: "iris shea" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > I remember something that sounded like: Claimsies, clappsies, roly poly, > foldsies, behind-your-back, above-your-head, beneath-your-leg and > basketball. OXO > > We certainly played it against the side of the house or school in the late > 40's and early 50's. > > Pat Tanner > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > > >> Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the >> school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it >> "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she >> clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and >> ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one >> sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, >> following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands >> the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but >> the girls played it a lot. >> Iris >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> [email protected] >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but the girls played it a lot. Iris

 I spent all last night trying to think of the game with a ball - and now here it is. One Two Three O'Leary. I will sleep tonight. Wonder who O'Leary was. Thanks to all for the memories. --- On Sun, 4/25/10, Darlene Morrison <[email protected]> wrote: From: Darlene Morrison <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NS-L] [ NB ] Early School yard games To: "Betty" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 9:09 AM Good points Betty. I am certain that Hop Scotch must have originated    around the Hebrides of Western Scotland because I heard the term so  often there when I visited, referring to the ferries running from one  small island to the next. On 25-Apr-10, at 6:50 AM, Betty wrote: > Hi Beverly, > > It might be interesting to find out if the games "of our past" had  > different > names depending on whether you lived in the Maritime Provinces or  > in New > England.     For instance, I wonder if "Statue" could have been called > "Freeze" in my area. > > And there were so many "jumping rope" ditties we sang.    Maybe  > some "jump > rope" competitions still sing them.  ..   And, there was something  > I did as > a child which I called  "One, 2, 3, O'Leary."    Up until a couple  > years ago > I could still teach my young grandchildren how to bounce that  > playball under > my leg.    Then arthritis set in.       :o( > > I seem to remember that some grammar schools in our area no longer  > want > "Dodge ball" played.    And we played "Mother, May I" and  "Red  > Light," etc. > I have a situation where one daughter-in-law's parents were born in  > Europe, > and she had to learn about all these games. > > Betty            (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > P.S.     I wonder how many of the thousands of  "Home Children"  > brought > childhood games with them in their memories, or had to learn them  > after they > arrived in Canada. > > (The "BHC QUILT" is being created right now.) > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:33 PM > Subject: [ NB ] Early School yard games > > > Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early  > School yard > games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have heard.  > Even > though  I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old  > school yard > games and  I'd like to include a chapter about these old school  > games to > help > them stay  alive and show the children of this generation what we  > did for > fun > before  everyone started get these new electronics such as cell  > phones, > computers, video  game consoles. > > I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... > > Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being  > and how > did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? > > Here is some I have found out about so far: > > Halley-over > baseball > > Fort-building > Tug-of-war > Red  rover > Leopold > Scrub > I declare  war > clap  in clap out > This  list is just to get you started on thinking of old games ---  > Some I > have found  info on but not on the list so far. > > > > Beverly H > "You can have everything. 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Now that you mention it, I do recall playing Chinese jump rope, not an easy feat. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue J" <[email protected]> To: "NOVA SCOTIA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > How many remember playing Chinese jump rope? Today they use rubber much > like a bunji cord that is circular so two people can stand in it, wrap it > around their legs, near their ankles and stretch it out so the 3rd person > could do the jumping and moving of a side of the rope over the other side > with just one foot. > Sue

Good points Betty. I am certain that Hop Scotch must have originated around the Hebrides of Western Scotland because I heard the term so often there when I visited, referring to the ferries running from one small island to the next. On 25-Apr-10, at 6:50 AM, Betty wrote: > Hi Beverly, > > It might be interesting to find out if the games "of our past" had > different > names depending on whether you lived in the Maritime Provinces or > in New > England. For instance, I wonder if "Statue" could have been called > "Freeze" in my area. > > And there were so many "jumping rope" ditties we sang. Maybe > some "jump > rope" competitions still sing them. .. And, there was something > I did as > a child which I called "One, 2, 3, O'Leary." Up until a couple > years ago > I could still teach my young grandchildren how to bounce that > playball under > my leg. Then arthritis set in. :o( > > I seem to remember that some grammar schools in our area no longer > want > "Dodge ball" played. And we played "Mother, May I" and "Red > Light," etc. > I have a situation where one daughter-in-law's parents were born in > Europe, > and she had to learn about all these games. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > P.S. I wonder how many of the thousands of "Home Children" > brought > childhood games with them in their memories, or had to learn them > after they > arrived in Canada. > > (The "BHC QUILT" is being created right now.) > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:33 PM > Subject: [ NB ] Early School yard games > > > Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early > School yard > games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have heard. > Even > though I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old > school yard > games and I'd like to include a chapter about these old school > games to > help > them stay alive and show the children of this generation what we > did for > fun > before everyone started get these new electronics such as cell > phones, > computers, video game consoles. > > I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... > > Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being > and how > did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? > > Here is some I have found out about so far: > > Halley-over > baseball > > Fort-building > Tug-of-war > Red rover > Leopold > Scrub > I declare war > clap in clap out > This list is just to get you started on thinking of old games --- > Some I > have found info on but not on the list so far. > > > > Beverly H > "You can have everything. You just can’t have everything right now!" > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > _www.atlanticcanadahistory.com_ (http:// > www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) > > > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

How many remember playing Chinese jump rope? Today they use rubber much like a bunji cord that is circular so two people can stand in it, wrap it around their legs, near their ankles and stretch it out so the 3rd person could do the jumping and moving of a side of the rope over the other side with just one foot. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games Stoop Tag Leap Frog Engine, Engine number 9 Going down Chicago line If the train goes off the track Do you want your money back? Y E S spelled yes and you are not it. One potato two potato ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected]web.com 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Boy, does this thread bring back the memories. I spent my grade-school years in Maine in the late 1940s, but I can't imagine that the games were much different than those in the Maritimes. The ones I recall that I haven't seen mentioned yet were Ring Around the Rosie, Farmer in the Dell, In & Out the Window, Blind Man's Buff, and Cops & Robbers. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue J" <[email protected]> To: "NOVA SCOTIA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > Other games were Tag, kick the can and Freeze. These were games in NH but > I'm sure you played them too. > Sue > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patricia J. Popple > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > > > Ring Around the Rosie > Jacks > Jumprope > Making snow people > Tic Tac Toe > Hop Scotch > Annie Annie Over > Gunny sack races > Hide and seek > Volley Ball > Kick Ball > Pat-WI > > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early School yard >> games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have heard. Even >> though I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old school >> yard >> games and I'd like to include a chapter about these old school games to >> help >> them stay alive and show the children of this generation what we did for >> fun >> before everyone started get these new electronics such as cell phones, >> computers, video game consoles. >> >> I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... >> >> Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being and how >> did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? >> >> Here is some I have found out about so far: >> >> Halley-over >> baseball >> >> Fort-building >> Tug-of-war >> Red rover >> Leopold >> Scrub >> I declare war >> clap in clap out >> This list is just to get you started on thinking of old games --- Some I >> have found info on but not on the list so far. >> >> >> >> Beverly H >> "You can have everything. 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Speaking of hoops, we sure can't forget the hula hoops and the competitions we would make up as we tried to compete with friends and siblings. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robin Lensing Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:16 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NS-L] [ NB ] Early School yard games What a great thread! I have so enjoyed reading it! Just imagine the tales our g-g-grandparents could tell of playground and farmyard games and toys! My mom used to tell of rolling a hoop around the yard using a stick to make it roll. ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That was probably "Hoist Your Sails" Carolyn. We played this as a group, two teams, whoever showed up at our gathering spot after supper; selected two captains, one for each team. One captain would take his team, work out a confusing route to a hiding place, leave the team there, and return to home base where a map would be drawn in the ground for the other team to follow, in the hopes that the hidden team would not be found. Lots of disputes would occur because the captain often forgot to draw a right or left turn in the map route. Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Wallace" <[email protected]> To: "NOVA- SCOTIA-L" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:36 AM Subject: [NS-L] Games! > It seems to me we played games at school such as skipping, hopscotch, > marbles, But near home we played others such as "Sheep Come Home" which is > something like "Simon Says" where you have to listen to make sure you > don't run unless the exact words are said. Also the games already > mentioned and "Duck the Rock" and another I am not sure of the right name > but sounded like "Hoister Sales". Maybe someone else may remember. > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Stoop Tag Someone is IT. Everyone is running around trying to avoid the IT person. If you are close to being tagged you can squat down or stoop low and you are "safe".